12 Things We Learned About Women This Week

If you thought gymnasts were cute baton-twirling sissies, prepared to be mind-fucked watching Kacy Catanzaro go through this American Ninja Warrior course like it’s no big deal. At five feet tall and weighing only 100 pounds she is the first woman ever to qualify for the ultimate challenge, Mount Midoriyama. And by the looks of this video, our money is on her. Even former NFL wide receiver, Tim Brown, loses it in the audience when she climbs the 17-foot tall “Warped Wall.” #MightyKacy indeed.

There are few things more awesome than a lightning-wielding superhero with a giant hammer than a female lightning-wielding superhero with a giant hammer. "This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR... But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before," said writer Jason Aaron.

Okay, we'll admit it. We're a little bit in love with Miss Iowa. Born without a left forearm, Nicole Kelly is on a mission—and it's not for "world peace." The 23-year-old has been speaking to students and parents of students with disabilities, dispelling the notion that they're any less capable of accomplishing their dreams—as Ms. Kelly herself capably proves.

Or maybe just partying. Our favorite bad girl was all over the final World Cup game, flashing her bra from the stands and waving a jersey given to her by Mesut Özil. Later, the singer was photographed partying with the winning team and committed a soccer sin by touching the trophy. Somehow, we think the world will forgive her.

We're not sure why this video happened, but it did, so just watch and enjoy as a Cara lip-syncs to "Control Myself,” in a green wig, pink raincoat, from a bed of candy, and…did anyone else find this oddly arousing?

In a study conducted by Oregon State University, women were asked to rate the perceived likability and competence of a girl based on one of two photos. In the first she wears casual jeans and a T-shirt, while in the other she wears a low-cut red dress with a slit up the thigh. Verdict? Her female peers not only found her less likable and competent, but also less attractive. We all know real men love a fully competent girl next door, anyhow.

It's hard to upstage the male power combination of James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, and John Steinbeck. But in this essay published in Huffington Post, Leighton does just that discussing her feelings about the animosity towards Curley's wife in Of Mice and Men. “The final, eerie moment of her life is often accompanied by the uproar of laughter,” she writes. “She is violently shaken, rendered lifeless. It doesn't seem to get less painful for me, less terrifying, less tragic with time, yet our unusually young audience seems unfazed, if not amused by the savage act.” If we didn't want to see it badly already, Meester gives us just one more incredibly thought-provoking reason to buy tickets to the Broadway show.

I haven't seen a more shared post on Facebook by girls since that video of the French bulldog who couldn't roll itself over. Caillat, who worked with Babyface on the track, did women everywhere a solid in her latest video for "Try," in which she sheds heavy makeup for a more natural look. Respect.

First she claims that no one’s hitting on her, and now she doesn’t want to be on the Most Beautiful lists. “It would be super f***ing stressful,” she told Glamour. Too bad, Anna. GQ is officially naming you the most beautiful humble person alive.

If you thought gymnasts were cute baton-twirling sissies, prepared to be mind-fucked watching Kacy Catanzaro go through this American Ninja Warrior course like it’s no big deal. At five feet tall and weighing only 100 pounds she is the first woman ever to qualify for the ultimate challenge, Mount Midoriyama. And by the looks of this video, our money is on her. Even former NFL wide receiver, Tim Brown, loses it in the audience when she climbs the 17-foot tall “Warped Wall.” #MightyKacy indeed.